19.8.11

{Fabulous Friday}

Hello everyone!!!

Guess what.....it's FRIDAY!!!wootwoot!!I just get so darn excited about Fridays! I love them...live for them....and wake up every Friday morning doing a happy dance!Sure doesn't take much to make me happy!!!

Do you remember last week.... I mentioned that I wanted to start doing a Fabulous Friday party as well as a little something special for you on my facebook page:)For this week.............I thought it would be fun to learn a little something about a blogger I just adore!!

Sooooo......I'd like to welcome.........Michelle from Emerald Cove!She is always up to something creative and i'm just so inspired by her:)

ps....stop on by her blog....she's doing a Simple Daisy give-away and offering 20% off your purchase of Simple Daisy jewelry with the code.....EMERALD20

Hello to you!!My name is Michelle and I am from EmeraldCove andI am SO very excited to be a guest of Heathers today!!I adore Heather and her blog, she is always so darn creative and so positiveand teaches us to look at the bright side of things even when we feel likerunning away.

I was first drawn to Simple Daisy because Heather lives in the Midwest andLOVES the beach and Lake Michigan as much as I do!

We do not live too far from each other and I had the pleasure of meeting herlast month at a local flea market and we have plans to meet up again at theend of this month!

I wanted to share with you some of the things that I love about living byLake Michigan and even though I dream of living one day on the East Coastaround Cape Cod or even Nantucket,

I love how Lake Michigan is so open and seems endless like the ocean.The amazing sand dunes to climb and explore.

The gorgeous sunsets that paint our skies every night.

The fresh water lakes that are scattered all over that fill our summer dayswith sunshine and children's laughter.

Sandy shorelines and sparkling water.

Like Heather, I also love to craft with the beautiful treasures that thelake gives us.I LOVE DRIFTWOOD!!ALOT!!!

I started this driftwood shark for my sons room

Lot's-o-driftwood!!

I also love creating things that remind me of my favorite places.This is a local newspaper of my most favorite place on earth,Glen Lake.

I used it along with some empty clam shells from Glen Lake to make this

I also made the little driftwood candle holder from the driftwood that Ifound this summer while we were there.

And of course I love to surround myself with images and memories.

This is my grandma and her sister at Glen Lake so long ago.We still go to this very spot.

My very favorite photo of my daughter on Glen Lake as well as gifts fromdear friends.

Everything about these photos makes me smile and to surround myself with thethings that are near and dear to my heart is what makes my home.

Michigan is so beautiful with the changing seasons, so much to see andexplore,(although ask me what I feel about it come February)and even with the snow and winters, it is definitely worth going through toget to the summer and fall.

Thank you so much Heather for me letting share the things that I love, Ihope you all enjoyed.

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Hope you enjoyed learning a little something about Michelle!!! I think we can all learn so much from one another:)Have a wonderful and inspired weekend!!

oh michelle, maybe one day when you live on the cape we can meet there- i loooove it there!i dont have anything fabulous to link up since my house is in boxes around me at the moment and the packers are finishing now. :)

{handcrafted loveliness}

Hello and welcome!
I’m so happy you’re here.

This is my creative happy space where I hope to inspire others and spread a little joy.
Here you might find a little of this and a spinkle of that…..maybe a crafty inspiration, a healthy recipe, or a little photography and every once in awhile a feelings sharing post that’s meant to inspire myself as well as you to appreciate and find the joy in each day.

I tend to be a bit of a free spirit ... so don’t get too upset when I say one thing and do another. That‘s just me....I am always tinkering with something and I‘m so happy to have you along in my journey! My mind never stops swirling with thoughts and ideas so i'm always in a million different directions.....good thing for journals.

So grab a glass of wine, prop your feet up and let‘s get to know each other!

I work hard at taking photos and writing happy blog posts for you to enjoy and be inspired by! Please...Please...Please...do not copy my photos or text for your own use without my written permission first.